May 18, 2024

Quote of the Week

"Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid" - Unknown

Grace In The Classroom

The world of education, especially classroom teaching and the system of assessing students with exams and grades is going through a radical phase of reflection and transformation. This video that came out few days ago as an example of how AI can facilitate human-to-human interaction gives a peek into the rapid changes that are coming.

This week we'd like to share words of wisdom from a mathematics teacher on the lessons of Grace in teaching and shifting the awareness from weakness to wholeness. He says that "I want to demonstrate to my students that their worthiness does NOT depend on the grades they earn in my class." [Read More]

Reading Corner

Title: Heart String
By: Brooke Boynton-Hughes
For: 3+ years

There's a heart string binding us all together! Beautifully illustrated, this heartwarming picture book reminds readers that we're all connected.
Through backyards and neighborhoods, over mountains, and across oceans, this colorful heart string ties us all together. Out of sight yet undeniable, it joins our hearts so that we are never truly alone.
Follow the thread of this reassuring story to see how, even in a world as vast as ours, there is always a bond that connects us to the ones we love — and to the world we share.

Be the Change

Observe and reflect on who am I behind the physical appearance, social standing, cultural background etc. and inquire if deep within there is a 'heart string' that connects with everyone and everything around us. Have a conversation with at-least one person with the awareness of our deep interconnection and reflect on what changes in the interaction and relationship when we see each other beyond the outer appearances and connect with the awareness of inner-net that connects us deep within.